Nobody intends to kill their big dream. 

After all, our dreams are what keep us going. We think about them day and night, we plan our future around them, we nurture them with books, movies, and other content that keep the dream alive. 

But inevitably, sometimes we kill the dream. How does this happen? The comedian and game show host Steve Harvey tells us how. He said, “If you want to kill a big dream, tell it to a small-minded person.” 

In our excitement, we sometimes share our dream with people who don’t want to hear it. If you want to be a bestselling author, and you tell your dream to someone who doesn’t think it’s possible, they will wound your dream. 

They will say you shouldn’t have those ridiculous notions in your head. They will say your plans won’t work. They will say you should be realistic.   

Pretty soon, if you tell enough of these people about your dream, it will die a slow death.  

So, reserve your dream for people who support you. Those people will not only listen to your dream, they will also help you achieve it. Your dream is a living, breathing thing, and it must be nurtured and cared for by people who want to see it grow. 

And when those small-minded people ask what you’re working on, you can just be vague or only share a bit of your dream with them. They’re not bad people… it’s just that their dreams have already died, and they don’t have the ability to help yours grow.